#define IPATH_IB_LINKINIT              3
 #define IPATH_IB_LINKDOWN_SLEEP                4
 #define IPATH_IB_LINKDOWN_DISABLE      5
+#define IPATH_IB_LINK_LOOPBACK 6 /* enable local loopback */
+#define IPATH_IB_LINK_EXTERNAL 7 /* normal, disable local loopback */
 
 /*
  * stats maintained by the driver.  For now, at least, this is global
 
                lstate = IPATH_LINKACTIVE;
                break;
 
+       case IPATH_IB_LINK_LOOPBACK:
+               dev_info(&dd->pcidev->dev, "Enabling IB local loopback\n");
+               dd->ipath_ibcctrl |= INFINIPATH_IBCC_LOOPBACK;
+               ipath_write_kreg(dd, dd->ipath_kregs->kr_ibcctrl,
+                                dd->ipath_ibcctrl);
+               ret = 0;
+               goto bail; // no state change to wait for
+
+       case IPATH_IB_LINK_EXTERNAL:
+               dev_info(&dd->pcidev->dev, "Disabling IB local loopback (normal)\n");
+               dd->ipath_ibcctrl &= ~INFINIPATH_IBCC_LOOPBACK;
+               ipath_write_kreg(dd, dd->ipath_kregs->kr_ibcctrl,
+                                dd->ipath_ibcctrl);
+               ret = 0;
+               goto bail; // no state change to wait for
+
        default:
                ipath_dbg("Invalid linkstate 0x%x requested\n", newstate);
                ret = -EINVAL;